1. Chairperson’s Report

2. Secretary’s Report

• Executive Committee Minutes of October 4, 2002
• Communications:
• October 30, 2002 E-mail from Melissa Hayes, Managing Editor, The Daily Targum, regarding possibility of repeating Targum referendum at Livingston College (See also Referendum Guidelines)  Docketed below under "New Business."

• Administrative Report
• Report on final enrollment numbers, applications, admits, admit-comings, and enrolled - Joseph J. Seneca, University Vice President for Academic Affairs

• Instruction, Curricula and Advising Committee Report on Charge S-9912, Student Advising
• EXPECTED:  Charge to University Structure and Governance Committee on Report of Commission of Health Science, Education and Training
• Executive Committee/Governance Committee joint response to Report of Commission of Health Science, Education and Training  (In process.  Committees meet jointly again at 10 a.m. on November 1 to complete the response.)
• Draft Charge to committee requested by Senator Pieczenik:  “Explore the issue of biased treatment and expulsion of Israeli academics by British and other European universities.  Determine whether Rutgers should have a policy for responding to international incidents of ethnic bias at other institutions, particularly those institutions whose faculty visit Rutgers.”   Committee charged and report deadline to be determined. Link to relevant website.
• Potential Charge to Committee requested by Senator Cooper:  “Evaluate the current state of the Knight Express program.  Is it making sufficient progress in equipping vending machines with debit card readers on all three campuses?  How is the progress of the program in extending to off-campus sites?  What suggestions could be made that might facilitate off-campus sites?  What suggestions could be made that might facilitate progress on both of these fronts?  What other services might benefit from the use of Knight Express that are not currently equipped for the program?”
• Potential Charge to Instruction, Curricula and Advising Committee by Senator Cooper:  “Given the high number of Jewish students enrolled at Rutgers University, and Rutgers’ status as the State University of new Jersey and as a public institution, examine the possibility of closing school on the Jewish high holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.  Also, examine the possibility of starting classes a week (or some other number of days) earlier than they have been starting in recent years, and add a week-long (or some other corresponding number of days) fall break mid-way through the fall semester.”  NOTE:  Ken Swalagin forwarded this suggested charge to ASRA Committee co-chairs as relevant to the standing charge to formulate the academic calendar.
• Potential Charge to Budget and Finance Committee by Senator Cooper:  “Examine the number of blue light safety phones on all three campuses and the effectiveness of their locations.  Explore the advantages of increasing the number of these phones, as well as student knowledge of what these phones are and how they work.”  NOTE:  Ken Swalagin forwarded this suggested charge to B&F Committee co-chairs as relevant to their Charge S-0208 on After-Hours Study Space, Classroom/Building Security and Vandalism.
• Request for extension of deadline from November 2002 to February 2003 on Equal Opportunity Committee Charge S-0209, Status of Hispanic/Latino Faculty and Administrators.
• Request for extension of deadline from November 2002 to January 2003 for Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee Charge S-0211, Graduate Add/Drop Period.
• Selection of Co-chair for Faculty Affairs and Personnel Committee.  Rafey Habib, Charles Fay, and Peter Simmons have all declined.

• Camden Campus Report - Roger Dennis, Camden Provost
• Summary of activities and progress made in incorporating intercultural learning objectives across the curriculum - Joseph J. Seneca, University Vice President for Academic Affairs (per September 2001 Senate Resolution  on Committee to Advance Our Common Purposes Curriculum Task Force Report , and subsequent to UVP Seneca’s memorandum to provosts)

Enrollment Committee - Senator Borisovets was selected by the Faculty Caucus of the Senate to serve on the Enrollment Committee, replacing the late Richard Pelz.  The Enrollment Committee met on October 21, and is planning to meet on November
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7. New Business

Daily Targum request to repeat last year's failed referendum at Livingston College (See also Referendum Guidelines)

8. Adjournment